Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-07-13

argument that it will cost from So
900 to $50, 900 to repair the old build.
ing. Es @% =,.s.. s5s .s@.. 81
The acknowledgement has issued ar
order promoting Capt. T. H. Reith, O
DeSmet, to major of the second regi
ment. A letter from Adjt.-Gen Tynel
states that the encampment will be helt
about September, at which time the new
guns will be issued.
J, The Highmore Guards are becoming
proficient in drill and anxiously avail
the decision on their, application to b.
admitted into the, territorial militia.
MITCHELL UNIVERSITY.
The board of members and director
of the Dakota university, in session a
Mitchell elected the following gentle
men as directors for the new colleg
year: Hon. A, j. Edgerton, of Mitch
ell, chairman; E. B. Bracy, of Mitchell
Rev. A. w. Atkinson, of Huron; r. S
Ormsby, of Emmetsburg, Rev. VIM
Fielder, of Huron, Rev. H. D. Traveller
of Watertown; Rev. O. 81. Sproul, 9
Alexandria; Rev. L. Bradford and Rev
C. B. Clark, of Mitchell. The ne,
board on organization stands with A
j. Edgerton, a president. Rev. 9. T
Clark, secretary;R. N. Kratz, treasurer
BROOK1NGs COLLEGE. ..
The following have been added to til
faculty of the Brookings agricultur;
college: Chas. II. Keeper, of the low
agricultural college, professor of botan.
forestry and horticulture; Geo. A. Nov,
of the university of Michigan, assista1
professor Of chemistry and physic
Miss Delina Madison, of the Kans
agricultural college, professor of dome
tic economy; Miss Nellie E: Folsom
St. Lawrence university, New Yor
preceptress. ....s -sD".,@- e ~,
STATISTICS. 4
There are in Dakota 801 Sund
schools, with a membership of 36,47
Arizona has but so; California, II
Colorado, 27a; Delaware, 217; Flt1dss
$40; Idahe, 43; Indian territory227,,
Montana, 80; Nevada, 81; New kn1
shire, 524; New Mexico, As; fp ,
29O; Rhode Island, 81; Utah, r. :
mont, 631; Washington territdN;
Wyoming territory, 81. y 6
l COAL AT DURB1N. ~l {
There is excitement at Dur yer
the discovery of fine vein of 1t
was discovered in the southwe per !
of the section on which the is
plated, while a we'll was b put I
down. James Malone owns knd 4
and vein was reached at the OF G
! only 20 feet. The coal is pod s
|, quality. The extent of the finhot I
vet been ascertained. q
ARTISAN WELLS. g
The work of opening the cen h
.. artesian well will begin imRly. u
The well is filled up with sand out a
.. two hundred feet at the botto|
Howard has arrived at thlu-
sion that an artesian well is |ary :,
to it's happiness, and efforts v nee
be made to secure one. 4
; JUNE REPORT. " q
? The June report of the alral :
0 department says that in the rles .
: through which the Northern and =
!, the Chicago & Northwestern the
q increase in the acreage hasFery
;, large. In Dakota the incred per
!. cent. &
: /. DEATH.
Thomas J. Wolfe. pwn
i young lawyer, of Pierre, digeek
after a short illness. He rom
& Sheboygan, Wis, about fouhgo.
: The remains were taken I'd ruth,
d Wis, for burial. He is q to
Is have left a large fortune.
o ETCH1NGs. l
3 Carthage is to have two INKS.
Y G. H. Meredith has pq the So
4 Jarvis house at Redfield.
q Mitchell feels sure Of tftoba
le extension to Denver. #= u;
The postoffice at LibPlson /,
county, has been disconti1
- Hon. Geo H. Corey, korth s.
Is county, has been appointmlss =
8 ioner for Dakota to the ex- II
8 position in London, EnglI Gov. ia
e. Church.
Is Parker, fifty miles or sdast Of
Mitchell, is a central tract Tor !
q very rich section Of cou ,
a a country club at NiIcreek Is
i last week wiped the grfh the
= Canton base ball expe1ng 9
~ score Of sixteen against Can.
a ton. I. i
a The Brookings postd been {
~ moved into new I nl1arter CONF
q plete new outfit is on tho =
Considerable complain made
he BY Brookings county farf'c ount y ].
he / Of bug that is iniuring